Green Marine UK Bolsters Subsea Services Unit with Major Investment
Green Marine UK has announced a seven-figure capital investment in a new Subsea Services Department targeting the U.K.’s offshore wind sector.The company expansion, boosted by financial backing from HIE (Highlands and Islands Enterprise), includes the purchase of subsea technology from Rovtech (Seatronics), Sonardyne, Norbit, Voyis, Tritech, Digital Edge Subsea, EIVA and a range of other sensors.The Subsea Services Department, expected to officially launch in late spring 2025, will provide in-house turnkey solutions and data, with new services to include GVI (General Visual Inspection), 3D survey
Ashtead Technology Buys Two Acteon's Firms in $82M Deal
Ashtead Technology has signed an agreement with Acteon Group to acquire Seascan and its subsidiaries known as Seatronic, and its sister company J2 Subsea for $81.5 million.The latest acquisition will further expand Ashtead Technology’s capabilities in the global survey and robotics rental market.Seatronics and J2 have operations in Singapore, UAE, UK and US, providing subsea electronics and tooling products and services to the global offshore energy market.Together they support the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair, and decommissioning of subsea oil and gas and renewable energy infrastructu
Acteon Bags O&M Contract for 228MW German Offshore Wind Farm
the Butendiek offshore wind farmUTEC will provide subsea balance of plant O&M services for the 228 MW offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea around 32 kilometers from the Island of Sylt in Germany.Led by UTEC, the work will be supported with services from Acteon brands Clarus, Deepwater and Seatronics.Under the contract, Acteon will perform annual subsea foundation remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) inspections, array cable and foundation seabed survey, and corrosion protection survey covering the wind turbine generators and the offshore substation (OSS).UTEC will perform a multibeam
MATS, A New Uncrewed Platform for Offshore Wind
, he says.Hull mounted sensors can include multibeam, side-scan sonar, sub bottom profiler, USBL systems, an acoustic modem for data harvesting and environmental sensors. UTEC’s new USV. Photos from UTECAn initial build of the vessel currently hosts a Valor ROV (from another Acteon company, Seatronics), with a SPRINT-Nav Mini from Sonardyne for navigation, and payload options including multibeam, HD video, Valeport MiniPS and CTD/SVS, CP Stab (from the ROV’s robotic arm) and Vaarst SubSLAM. Marten says the vessel pontoons can be unbolted and containerised for easy shipping. He says
Seatronics Select ISS360HD Sonar
The ISS360HD Imaging Sonar provides a step change in performance in the scanning imaging sonar market. Providing a 2.5mm range resolution combined with a 1° angular resolution enables exceptionally high definition imagery from a highly compact sonar. With a range capability in excess of 100 meters the ISS360HD can suit a range of AUV, ROV and standalone underwater applications.
Seatronics Sells Two Reusable Mine Disposal Systems to Elbit
Seatronics, a brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics Division, has begun the final installation and commissioning phase in the first sale of two Mine Identification and Detonation Solutions (MIDS) to Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd.The MIDS is the first truly multi-shot, configurable mine disposal solution that can detonate multiple charges acoustically, using state-of-the-art technology, without having to sacrifice itself, Seatronics said.According to Seatronics, Elbit’s Seagull unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been specifically designed to host a variety of MIDS-related
Ashtead Taps Middleton as Survey and Robotics Director
appointed Phil Middleton as Survey and Robotics Director.Middleton brings a wealth of experience to the role having held various senior positions in the subsea technology sector, most recently with MacArtney Group where he was UK Managing Director. Prior to that, Phil was Group Managing Director at Seatronics, a post he held for over five years during his 17 years with the business.He will work with the senior management and regional teams to further strengthen existing capability across Ashtead Technology’s core markets and drive forward the company’s ambitious growth strategy
UTEC Uses Sonardyne’s Fusion 2 Software to Support Offshore Project in Australia
faster and smoother aided INS position updates made for efficient structure installation operations.Our successful, and continuing, use of the system was built on the comprehensive training in Fusion 2 and 6+ of our field personnel by Sonardyne and the supply of the Compatts and ROVNAV’s from Seatronics, the lead brand for Acteon’s Electronics and Tooling segment. The Seatronics supply required them to upgrade their Compatt and ROVNAV 6’s to 6+ functionality plus perform rigorous pre-mob testing.UTEC’s use of Fusion 2 and 6+ hardware to generate vessel time-savings on this project
Seatronics, RTSYS Announce Global Distribution Deal
Seatronics announced a global distribution agreement with French manufacturer RTSYS for its autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) product lines. Both are at Ocean Business 2021 in Southampton this week to perform a live demonstration of the Comet-300 AUV.The Comet-300 AUV is designed to cover large underwater areas quickly and with high accuracy by offering precise real-time tracking and positioning and has high-definition sonar imaging capabilities. RTSYS also manufactures an alternative micro-AUV solution named NemoSens, which is a cost-effective, lightweight and
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